Tags: john lounsbury
Can You Buy Gold Paying a Monthly Dividend?
April 3rd, 2013
in gold, syndication
Written by John Lounsbury Many criticize gold as an investment because does not pay interest or a dividend. Credit Suisse has answered that charge with a new ETN (Electronically Traded Note), NASDAQ:GLDI. The name for this new security is Gold Shares C… more »
Are Swiss Banks Signaling a Bear Market for Gold?
January 30th, 2013
in gold, syndication
Written by John Lounsbury An article by Jack Farchy in the Financial Times tonight (29 January 2013) has the headline: "Swiss banks lose old taste for gold." Two powerful Swiss banks, USB and Credit Swiss, have announced they will no longer store gol… more »
Where in the World Does Gold Make Money?
September 14th, 2012
in gold
Written by John Lounsbury Dan Murphy has an interesting video that show an frequently occurring pattern in gold prices. What he reveals is valuable information for day traders and interesting (and possibly useful) information for longer term traders.… more »
New Metals ETF: Precious Metals and Base Metals in One Vehicle
July 6th, 2012
in gold, silver, other precious metals, syndication
This week Ben Shepherd wrote about a new ETF (electronically traded fund) from Summer Haven Index Management, LLC. It is The United States Metals Index (NYSE:USMI). It will be invested in 10 eligible metals futures contracts that are selected on a mont… more »
GLD and SPY are Uncorrelated, So Good to Mix in a Portfolio, Right?
June 21st, 2012
in gold, syndication
Written by John Lounsbury In an article at Investing Daily this week I observed mixing the gold ETF GLD (NYSE:GLD) in a 50:50 ratio with the S&P 500 ETF SPY (NYSE:SPY) did soften the impact of the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008 when compare… more »
